Review Author: Sarah

Review Date: 08 okt 2026

Review Body: If you are looking for a genuine opportunity to connect with kind and knowledgeable locals, I cannot recommend this experience highly enough. We spent a magical evening with Deren, learning about Balinese nature, farming, cooking, ceremonies, rituals and daily living. The evening began when Deren picked us up from central Ubud and drove us out of town to the farm. We began our visit with a welcome drink and fruit, before being given a tour of the crops and gardens. After the tour we ate the best meal we’ve had in Bali so far, with both meat eaters and vegetarians catered for. Next, Deren drove us to a local village where we were welcomed into a family compound. Deren explained that the revenue from the experience is shared with the families whose homes we visited. He spent plenty of time describing how village life works and explaining the structure and architecture of the compound. By this point we’d already had such a great time that seeing the fireflies felt like an added bonus. To finish the trip, we sat together in the dark watching fireflies over the rice fields - a once-in-a-lifetime experience for us. Thank you Deren and friends for a beautiful evening that we’ll always remember! It was a privilege to be welcomed into a different side of Balinese life.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Jia Lin Foo

Review Date: 17 mei 2023

Review Body: This firefly experience was one of a kind — I didn't know what to expect because I've never seen fireflies before but it was really magical! We started off the experience with a trip to the north of Ubud to Bali Farm Cooking School's farm and it was so cooling because it's 1300m above sea level! We were brought around their organic farm and it was really cool to see how they grow their crops. The cinnamon smelled so good! We then had a lovely dinner (with ingredients from their farm of course), and it was so yummy!!! This was our favourite part of the experience aside from seeing the fireflies! While waiting for it to be dark enough, we went to the nearby village and learnt about the Balinese way of life. And the highlight — walking through the rice fields and seeing the fireflies come out at night. We actually saw so many of them and some of them were also really close to us. It was dark, and quiet, and seeing these little lights across the rice fields was truly a magical experience :') Tip: Book this trip when it's not the full moon (if it's too bright, it'll be hard to see the fireflies)

Review rating: 5

Review Author: YY

Review Date: 16 dec 2024

Review Body: It was raining on the day of our activity, so the host contacted us beforehand to tell us that we might not see the fireflies, and asked if we wanted to change to another day. We went ahead anyway since we couldn’t make it on other days, but really appreciated the host for giving us that option. Lots of narrow, winding roads to get to the farm! The farm tour was informative, and the dinner was pretty good. But the best part for me was actually visiting the host’s house where he explained the culture and traditions behind the layout of the houses in this village. It was really interesting! It was still drizzling when we went to the rice paddies after that, but we managed to see some fireflies after all! At the end, the host even gave us water, snacks and a picture of fireflies hand drawn by students from the village. What a lovely touch. Throughout the activity, the host was very friendly and humorous, and took good care of us. Enjoyable evening!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Eva

Review Date: 19 mei 2024

Review Body: I know the fireflies are the main focus of the program, but first of all I have to say the dinner is the best Balinese food I have bad in Bali so far and I have been here for two weeks until now! It really was an amazing experience from the family staff showing us the farmland, introducing to us the different types of fruits and plants (and letting us try some of them!), to the amazing dinner, showing us their village and family home, to the last but not least fireflies watching while educating us on how the ‘LED lights’ on them actually work, with very delicious snacks and water while it was raining. Thank you so much again and now I am considering to come back for a cooking class :)

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Jared

Review Date: 08 okt 2024

Review Body: My wife and I booked this last minute during our trip & we were so thankful we did. We were delayed in transit into Ubud, so we missed our transfer to the event. We communicated via WhatsApp to organise us arriving late and we really appreciated all the effort in still allowing us to attend. We didn’t expect all of the history and local knowledge that was offered during the evening & left with more insight into the local community and Bali’s food culture. It truely felt like contributing to a small local business which was something we were missing on our trip to Bali. Please support this event, we hope it continues.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Grace

Review Date: 13 apr 2026

Review Body: This was an awesome tour! The hosts were very gracious and welcoming (and had a great sense of humor). The tour of the garden included tasting cocoa beans right off the tree and we learned about all the unidentifiable fruits we saw the previous night at the night market. Dinner was delightful, but a real highlight was seeing a traditional Bali communal home and learning about their traditions. We saw lots of fireflies in the rice paddies. We highly recommend this tour and are planning to go back to do their cooking lesson.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Bruna Duarte

Review Date: 16 sep 2024

Review Body: My boyfriend friend had an incredible experience at the Balinese Village. We started with a tour around the farm where they explained the plantation, showed us a few trees that I’ve never seen before (cinnamon, coffees cacau, vanilla…). Then we had a delicious dinner with everything fresh. After dinner they showed us more about their culture e how they live (it was a massive highlight for me) and finalised the tour walking around the rice paddies to see the fireflies (it was soo beautiful). I can’t wait to came back!!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Daniel and Filipa

Review Date: 17 jun 2025

Review Body: This was such an authentic experience. Perfect for, as our guide called it, the ‘deeper tourists’. If you want to learn something really personal about Balinese traditional ways (farming, housing, and gastronomic) you won’t be disappointed. The guides are super insightful, open to any questions, and super kind hearted. We got to share a tasty meal between a great, like-minded group, we visited a real Balinese family house and then went to the rice fields at night to see the fireflies. There were so many!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: GP

Review Date: 01 apr 2026

Review Body: We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at the experience! There was a bit of rain when we got to the farm but the team very efficiently rearranged the schedule to ensure we got the most out of the experience. The food was so so good (we devoured everything), the house tour was very informative and thankfully, we got to see some fireflies! Highly recommend for anyone looking for a unique and intimate experience to better understand the local culture :)

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Kristy

Review Date: 04 sep 2024

Review Body: Loved everything about my time with Depi on our tour. She was a great host for the evening, answering all of my questions and giving me lots of fun facts and detailed information about Bali, Balinese food and culture, and of course fireflies! The dinner was also amazing and very substantial. The highlight of the trip was my visit to Depi’s village. Truly an authentic experience and one that I won’t forget. Thank you!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Grace

Review Date: 07 mei 2025

Review Body: Everything about this experience was amazing!! The food was delicious and very traditional. It was awesome to hear about the traditional way of life in Bali through Wayan. Wayan is also very funny and great at keeping everyone entertained through his humour! The firefly’s were also amazing to see flying around the rice fields. Would highly recommend to anyone who is wanting a relaxing and educational evening.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Marcus Chow

Review Date: 17 mei 2023

Review Body: Honestly, super magical! I think no video or stills can truly explain the experience there, the sound of fresh water and the sights of the night sky. I could almost see the milky way with the naked eye, with the fireflies around us, it was truly magical. Highly recommended for everyone of all ages to visit and experience, on top of that our guide was hilariously entertaining and informative!!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Chrisel Kho

Review Date: 10 sep 2024

Review Body: The entire thing was an experience! The welcome drinks and the highlight of the night was the delicious dinner. The experience was well thought through and even though it was not the season for fireflies, Wayan Depi and friends had a plan for how to make the evening absolutely memorable. It's also a lot of help that transportation was already included in the package! I might now be a conver

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Niki

Review Date: 13 mrt 2026

Review Body: The whole experience from start to finish was absolutely amazing! From the walk around the garden, tasting and smelling different raw ingredients, the amazing traditional meal, the village tour, the family compound visits and of course the fireflies! Wayan was an amazing host, and I would highly recommend this experience to anyone wanting to experience Bali from a cultural level!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Charmaine

Review Date: 16 apr 2023

Review Body: The rice paddies and fireflies tour was such an authentic experience at Bali Farm Cooking School. Everyone were so were personable and friendly, and the guide even took us to his family home in his village to explain what village life is like. Fireflies watching was very chill and nice. But for me the highlight of the trip was the dinner at the farm, the food was so good!!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Regiers

Review Date: 26 jul 2025

Review Body: Thoughtful, humble, local presentation of industry, practices, and home life in a village outside of Ubud (~50 mins shuttle drive). Best for a trip to this area when you have at least a few days to explore central Bali. We especially appreciated being invited into the owner’s home—a unique experience to see the rhythms of daily life. Thank you for sharing with us.

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Sher

Review Date: 29 mrt 2026

Review Body: Had a wonderful experience with a traditional home cooked Balinese dinner, visiting an authentic local Balinese house and watching the fire flies in the rice fields. Darren was a great guide and even made for us traditional sambal matah upon request and was very attentive to our needs. Will definitely recommend this memorable experience for the family!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Eshton Chua

Review Date: 17 mei 2023

Review Body: Loved seeing the farm and all the different type of plants and trees that they have! Dinner was amazing, and the trip to the village was such an interesting introduction to the Balinese culture. The fireflies were such an ephemeral experience, it was so nice to be in darkness within the rice fields just witnessing the fireflies all around!

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Clara

Review Date: 08 okt 2024

Review Body: We had a lovely evening! Food was good, and despite the fact that we didn’t see that many fireflies, it was still magical. Highlight of the evening was visiting our host’s house and him giving us many interesting facts on the Balinese traditional way of living. We learned a ton and found it fascinating. That you very much !

Review rating: 5

Review Author: Deanne Cheer

Review Date: 02 nov 2023

Review Body: Enjoyed the farm tour and and learning about the various fruits and vegetables grown there. The meal served to us was excellent. Really appreciated the opportunity to visit a local Balinese home and learn about the culture and way of life. And walking through the rice fields at night looking for fireflys well.... fantastic!!

Review rating: 5

Itinerary Day 1

Itinerary Summary: Farm tour, Balinese dinner, family visit & firefly viewing near Ubud

Itinerary Description: 4:00 pm pickup Ubud meeting point 5:00 pm arrived at farm and welcome drink 5:20 pm organic farm tour 6:00 pm Balinese farm to table dinner 6:45 pm family compound visit 7:25 pm visit Richfield and watching the fireflies 8:30 pm back to Ubud